The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-12-09
A.. DECEMBER 1857.

mr. that | rou.d not Iai. to win her III
lime. Mr.. Stuart liar AMI, l lder-
stan that You are a struggling young
artlst, poor and proud oh. you need
not yet angry. did not mean any IN
snlt; ! WAS speaking for youT goo l.
VII make you this proposition agree
10 pay all your ex penseS u lta.v, where
Won IAN perfet-t Yourself in your art
| will make your name famous; lor, no
matter how fine an artist yOu may ne,
the world will never believe II unuI
soma rich and influential man saws %
/ will 10 all this for You; | Will mike
YOU the richest and most famous artist
oil the j ~ upon one condition
And that ,"
st art Hrt.and's voice vas trcm-
bling.
..Is-that YOU resign all pretensi0ns
to Lucia Denelle's han |! Tn I You 90
away an leave the coast clear " hit
d. you say p
Trembling like a leaf, pa'e IS marble,
his great dark eyes hlaz.ny with IN ~
nrtion, Stuart turned with up.Iiled
han {.
only your grey hairs deter me from
chastiri X yoa as you deserve ne
ground the wor,is orth between his SET
tech. ',Jut OF my path, MarN DYsa l.
or shall forget ,uyse!i, and sIIke you
down aI my ie,.t.
softly, softly, young man" cried
the other. i ,htiy. Il meant no II rin-
! WIS appealIn. to your woTl ly MS
dom, but see - Young III n, give ne
your hand, | have appIed severe
st, an 1 fin WAS night N my bel l.
Come home with me, stuart lIIrland-
l have i slOry To tell you
Two davs a!terwar Mrs. Dancl!e saw
upon I.uri 5 white iore.inesc scr i nIa ;nIi-
i.vnt diamond rng-
The rel uiDo rushed to the widows
pale. checks IN a su !den hoo 1.
VS. l-ucIl goInS 10 H. se-lsl1le, aiter
all
NV DEAR dubious glance a: tho
r,ns-" think you ought not to 'oa-
c..d ANYTHING ITon your O"n InOt'ler :
Is 1t ala s-It.ed, Lu n
Yes. ma unJ-.lll settled; and an
tn very iIIppIeSt girI alive
And the Wl.lg arms went a-o MI
Mrs. Den-.Ie's neck. AN Luri,'s Ass
were presse against her mothers
Mamma. it Is all 50 strang-. | can
scar, civ nel.evc it even vt. But -
she stopped short, b.usaIns prstIny-
they are coming.
~ih y proved TO bo Stuart IIarlanI
and Nj. Dysirt.
Mrs. Den lie looked profoundly sur
prisel - thc Two men, arm IN Irai,
cnt-reI the ,ool, airy room wAcrs So
SAT.
MY dear Mrs Dcnelle,' began Mlr'i
Dvslrt, at once. Il have NO Iirfiui
news 10 tell YOU, THIS young niAl
hc.c, Mr. stuart HITlaIL Is lAy d:t
sisters ouly chilli, IN /. bciHE next o.
kin, he wIIl be sJ.e hear u my pDSscs-
slous. | have prove his worth. |
tempted him with everything tn tha
human heart can crave -T.ciIes, Ii:IIci
power-il he woul r lIuquIsh d. .'' al
upon your dIu ntSrs heart. But he
: urned my every O.icr, and Won
have punished me lor my AHA ity lIId
not been al oil IMAM. Mrs. Den .Ilo,
tins has AL teen 4 pot OF mine 10 n
the very iiIst. | wanted 10 prove sta III
llarlIud's worth / desired TO Iu.gSy
SIRE that he WAS tn noble. honorLplr,
upright man that I.ucIa believe h III
10 Dc-9 man who cannot be Ton ia.
| an sa lsti-d. Ihe wedding shall CONE
Ol aS soon aS NOI are really. l h IVc
III ale u deed winch gives lee .'hwoD
10 stuart Harlan |. AMI The youn. p.oi,.e
can move tncre - soon - the w,-rilIn :
is over. lie has been triei. As % Il Is
test.,I, by fire. AMI h. Is worthy even oi
LUCIA. What higher pTSIsc than thlE /,
May they b. happy Tor many years to-
getucr.'
AMI they all sail amen"